Mice with decreased cerebral dopamine function following a neurotoxic dose of MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, "ecstasy") exhibit increased ethanol consumption and preference

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 322, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1003-1012

  Izco, Maria ^a   Marchant, Ivanny ^a,c   Escobedo, Isabel ^a   Peraile, Ines ^a   Delgado, Mercedes ^a   Higuera Matas, Alejandro ^b   Olias, Oscar ^b   Ambrosio, Emilio ^b   O'Shea, Esther ^a   Colado, Maria Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 6 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; ETHANOL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE;

EID: 34548081189     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.107.120600     Document Type: Article

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